OTTAWA – Evan Solomon is returning to television as the new host of CTV’s long-running political affairs program Question Period.
Solomon, recently named the first-ever national affairs specialist for Bell Media…
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HALIFAX – DHX Brands is teaming up with children’s book publishers Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing on a new publishing program based on the popular pre-school property Teletubbies.
Simon…
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TORONTO – Corus’ Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation have licensed the global broadcast and on-demand rights for the new animated series Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series to Disney Channels…
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MONTREAL – Stingray Digital Group is buying music video channels MuchLoud, MuchRetro, MuchVibe and Juicebox from Bell Media, the companies announced early Tuesday morning. Financial terms of the deal…
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TORONTO – The Federal Court dismissed Bell Canada’s appeal of a CRTC decision over its former mobile TV service offering.
According to a report…
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TORONTO – Internet advertising, mobile technology adoption, and over-the-top (OTT) streaming will drive Canadian entertainment and media revenues through 2020, says a PwC report released Monday.
According to Global…
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DEMORESTVILLE, ON – Broadcast industry veteran, former CRTC director-general, and community advocate Peter Fleming passed away June 15 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 66.
Fleming spent close to 25…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will head to Edmonton this September to consider 11 new radio applications vying to serve that market.
The Commission said Monday that it will hold a…
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SAINT JOHN – After more than 180 nominations and some 28,000 votes cast across the country, the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has announced the winners of the 2016 Tuned-in Canada: The…
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MARKHAM, ON – Ethnic Channels Group (ECG) has thrown its support behind a new initiative that will see retired professionals offer mentorship and expertise to aspiring entrepreneurs.
The Seniors Mentorship Program, announced…
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